Arduino based USB Pendant for Linuxcnc

Hello ArcEye

I am interested in your Ardurino pendant, have you published a build thread for it?

Chipmunk

Hi

Everything is on this thread, it is not a polished finished article, just an example of what is possible.

Not sure what you mean by a build thread.

What is it you want to know?

regards

How did you make the keypad and hook it up? I cant tell from the pictures, you cant see the backside of the buttons or anything....

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How did you make the keypad and hook it up? I cant tell from the pictures, you cant see the backside of the buttons or anything....

It is a membrane keypad, approx 3mm thick, with the ribbon connector passed through a slot underneath it,
It is stuck to the enclosure using contact adhesive. The new key designations are printed onto self adhesive gloss inkjet paper and stuck over the originals

I got the pad from here


They have a link to example code and connections. It takes up 8 pins.

If you blow up the 2nd picture you could work out which pins just from that.
8 pins from above RX and TX using a Duemilanove . The keypad ribbon connector differs either side, so you can get the orientation from that.

You will note that I just used the original key designations in the code and then assigned them to their new uses rather than start off with those in the replacement fascia.
This is simply because in development and testing I used the keypad as it was, so that was easier, I only put a new facia on it when I had finished.

regards

Hi,
Nice work ,..
if you like i can forward you the code of how to integrate an "real" Jog Wheel using interrupts.

And have you ever tried teensy it is much easier to emulate
And it is based on another mans work but the files to look at are here www.tkamsker.at/web/pub/emc2-handrad
and the (my) story is here www.tkamsker.at/web/pub/aktivitaeten/-/b...ad-arduino-basierend

cu
thomas

Nice work ,..
if you like i can forward you the code of how to integrate an "real" Jog Wheel using interrupts.

Thanks
I am always interested to look at new code, so please do.

I will have a look at the other links over the weekend, already noted a familiar link to the chap who didn't like Jeff Eplers code, seems to have added a bit more to his pages now.

regards